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Councillor Paul Peacock

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Leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council (Labour, of course) Board Member - East Midlands Combined County Authority

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Councillor Paul Peacock @paulspeacock.bsky.social · 4h

This isn’t true, as you know

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Councillor Paul Peacock @paulspeacock.bsky.social · 9h

The greatest gaslighter of our age. There is nothing behind the eyes.

Councillor Paul Peacock @paulspeacock.bsky.social · 11h

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Reform UK sends first ‘Doge’ team to look at Kent County Council’s £2bn finances

KCC leadership has met with Reform UK’s Elon Musk-style Department of Government Efficiency team ahead of an audit of the authority’s £2bn finances.

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Councillor Paul Peacock @paulspeacock.bsky.social · 12h

Clacton tax haven

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 12h

I think this speech needs sharing again.

Since the PM said this, there have been Tories who have come out & said the same as Reform: that they want to see people with a legal right to be in the UK get deported.

Call it out and stand up for these people - our friends, neighbours and key workers.

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Councillor Paul Peacock @paulspeacock.bsky.social · 1d

Change will always make things different, it’s normal.

Councillor Paul Peacock @paulspeacock.bsky.social · 1d

Successive Governments you say

Councillor Paul Peacock @paulspeacock.bsky.social · 1d

I think dogma died in the 1990’s

Councillor Paul Peacock @paulspeacock.bsky.social · 1d

Is #r4today still a thing?

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Councillor Paul Peacock @paulspeacock.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sure we’d be considered geniuses if we could understand why in a very mature democracy voters keep getting it wrong.

Councillor Paul Peacock @paulspeacock.bsky.social · 1d

Desperate for a war

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 2d

"I am worried about how quickly basic democratic rules and norms have been weakened."

Former President Barack Obama discusses democratic backsliding and defines the stakes ahead of the 2025 election.

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Helbel 🌻☘️💚🤍🧡 @pudner.bsky.social · 2d

Zack Polanski is just the latest bright, shiny, happy-clappy bandwagon for the fickle minded,short attention span folk to jump on to get their quick fix. This phase will hopefully pass. Meanwhile, Labour is putting in the hard yards of getting things done in a steady,stealthy and responsible way.

Stewart Macdonald @mrred8691.bsky.social · 2d

I wish people would ask Polanski HOW he is going to do the things he shouts loud about.
He can’t cause he has no detailed plans for any of his ‘policies’
Dig deep to find what’s underneath the noise.
Won’t be much.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Obama: I believe in an America where we don't fear each other. But look out for each other. And if we want that story to continue. If we believe in that better story. We need leaders who believe in it too.

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Councillor Paul Peacock @paulspeacock.bsky.social · 2d

Getting on with competent government isn’t everyone’s cup of tea

Councillor Paul Peacock @paulspeacock.bsky.social · 2d

Really, already 70% of manifesto pledges are going through parliament. Most people are better off, the NHS are better off, schools are better off, families are better off, pensioners are better off.

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Councillor Paul Peacock @paulspeacock.bsky.social · 2d

It’s much deeper than this. Whilst we need sensible, statesmanlike, hard-working, compassionate, competent, the general public have become obsessed by binary politics and soundbites delivered by celebrity politicians. This isn’t on Starmer.